showcase THAT’S ONE “HACK” OF A DOMAIN!

[QUAD DOMAINS]

Simply put, hacked domains are cool. Yeah, they don’t meet the criteria some domainers/investors have as it relates to readability and the radio-test; but they’re appealing nonetheless. At least to some.

If you think about it, hacked domains are the closest thing to owning a TLD in the centralized domain space. Imagine if there was a centralized “.om” extension. “c.om” would have immense value and appeal. It would be the proverbial “king of the king” in a sense.

It’s something about a hacked domain that screams creativity and breaks away from the status-quo of naming. Be it for branding, or simply because you can, domain hacks are a cool option when you can snag one.

What cool domain hacks have you come across or do you hold? On this end, they’re “Aristocr.at” and “UAEDub.ai”. Drop your creative domain hacks/views below.

🗣Mel
QUAD DOMAINS

 

[QUAD DOMAINS]

Show attachment 238282

This is really nice! The logo works as well. It’s a good example of how appealing a hacked domain can present. The imagery lends itself to being flattering on all types of printables. Well done!

 

[Aibob]

Don’t know if counts as a domain hack , but I’ve got Coinstinct dawt com

phhh.. I have IAMagic com and IASlayer com AND AiVisable com.... oh wait those are not hacks, those are MORON CANT SPELL moves... carry on.

 

[richardcoogan]

ch.at

 

[MadAboutDomains]

ch.at

My friend, that is beautiful. Imho

 

[Bob Hawkes]

ch.at

Truly incredible domain hack. Congratulations!

 

[okaydomains]

ch.at

That really is a great one, especially now that chat.com is off the market forever (and of course with ChatGPT taking over the world).

I wouldn't sell that for less than six figures.

 

[MadAboutDomains]

That really is a great one, especially now that chat.com is off the market forever (and of course with ChatGPT taking over the world).

I wouldn't sell that for less than six figures.

How is it off the market forever?

 

[okaydomains]

How is it off the market forever?

chat.com was just purchased for millions of dollars by the founder of HubSpot. He's never going to sell it.

 

[MadAboutDomains]

chat.com was just purchased for millions of dollars by the founder of HubSpot. He's never going to sell it.

I think I just had an email saying it sold for 8 figures again...

 

[okaydomains]

I think I just had an email saying it sold for 8 figures again...

Definitely not.

 

[Nodws]

gimmicky domains switch to the .com as soon as they can since they get trashed by the SEO by existing sites with non typo domains (unless you are extremely popular like visual.ly )
you might even attract attention of legal on accusations of hijacking, copyright infringement or squatting. So only real usage is for shortening your existing url.

 

[branding]

Definitely not.

He sold it again, already. With good profit I may add. Unless he's talking shit on LinkedIn.

 

[MadAboutDomains]

chat.com was just purchased for millions of dollars by the founder of HubSpot. He's never going to sell it.

I think I just had an email saying it sold for 8 figures again...

Definitely not.

 

[okaydomains]

He sold it again, already. With good profit I may add. Unless he's talking shit on LinkedIn.

You're totally right, blows my mind. I assumed what you'd heard was just an echo of the first sale. My apologies.

I just heard him talking about buying it on a pod recently. That along with him talking about his "Chat interface" concept and how passionate he is about that idea... I'm shocked he sold it. But a truckload of money is a truckload of money, everything has a price, etc. Im impressed.

I had also heard that there was a other buyer for chat.com (possibly on the Domain Name Wire podcast?). Some corporate outfit that really wanted it but was being slow/difficult about closing the deal and thus he was able to sneak in and get it. I wonder if that's who bought it from him.

What a story!

 

[MadAboutDomains]

You're totally right, blows my mind. I assumed what you'd heard was just an echo of the first sale. My apologies.

I just heard him talking about buying it on a pod recently. That along with him talking about his "Chat interface" concept and how passionate he is about that idea... I'm shocked he sold it. But a truckload of money is a truckload of money, everything has a price, etc. Im impressed.

I had also heard that there was a other buyer for chat.com (possibly on the Domain Name Wire podcast?). Some corporate outfit that really wanted it but was being slow/difficult about closing the deal and thus he was able to sneak in and get it. I wonder if that's who bought it from him.

What a story!

He hyped it up to sell it then.

 

[alcy]

u can count valuable and liquid hacks on your 2 hands... the rest is useless domainer imagination.. thinking something looks cool... but being too newbie to know cool rarely means valuable or even sellable

 

[branding]

blows my mind. I assumed what you'd heard was just an echo of the first sale. My apologies.

No apology needed I understand the confusion as you're right, it's crazy.

Makes me wonder what it sold for. I mean, you're not pouring 10M into a domain then sell it for 'only' 11M shortly after.

It has to have been a very substantial number.

 

[QUAD DOMAINS]

ch.at

So……..you……..hold………ch.at?
.
.
.
.
THAT IS FREAKIN AWESOME!

 

[QUAD DOMAINS]

gimmicky domains switch to the .com as soon as they can since they get trashed by the SEO by existing sites with non typo domains (unless you are extremely popular like visual.ly )
you might even attract attention of legal on accusations of hijacking, copyright infringement or squatting. So only real usage is for shortening your existing url.

Everything evolves. The internet we have today won’t be the internet we have tomorrow. Who knows what a hacked domain might be worth in the near future. All it takes is one key use-scenario to emerge for the flood gates of value to open. From there, many who believe hacked domains are worth nothing now will likely act on their investor’s instinct and register the very thing they weren’t fans of. With the incoming generation of investors, hacked names could be as popular as emoticons and acronyms.

Hacked domains are an acquired taste like many things in life. Some investors feel .com names are like fine wine when aged. Not everyone likes, or can consume, wine though. Nevertheless, it’s our difference in taste that makes everything valuable to someone, somewhere. Hacked domains are no exception. To be honest, many of our fellow investors have made it their mission to devalue most styles of naming. It’s fair to say the marketplace value for hacked domains is related to bias.

A heavily “marketed” and “promoted” bias that is.

Mel
QUAD Domains

 

[The Durfer]

my two favorites of mine are steel dot horse (motorcycle) and pizza dot salon (self explanatory). ty.

 

[postscripter]

had many more before, but for now I only have : SendBit.co.in

 

[QUAD DOMAINS]

my two favorites of mine are steel dot horse (motorcycle) and pizza dot salon (self explanatory). ty.

🏍 Nice! A company like Harley Davidson might have a use for steel.horse! Reads like a brand of mini-motorcycles for children. Rocking horses were so yesterday. Get you a steel horse! Kudos and thanks for sharing!

Mel
QUAD Domains

 

[QUAD DOMAINS]

had many more before, but for now I only have : SendBit.co.in

SendBit.co.in is a nice name. It subliminally reiterates the importance of ensuring the wallet address you’re sending crypto to is accurate. After all, you wouldn’t get it back if it were sent to the incorrect address. This name is both unique and purposeful. Kudos!

Mel
QUAD Domains

 

[BaileyUK]

ch.at

OK, I'm always open to persuasion, So I've taken the time to read through the entire thread. So what have I learnt, if anything.

Only super, super short REAL hacks work for business use and the 4 letter ones, they do appeal even to me. Anything more than 4 to 6 letters in a true single word hack is probably never going to go anywhere. Only the most popular single, SHORT, desirable word hacks have a market place.

These double word combos aren't hacks they are just split 'word-plays'. If they were any good you'd be better off just registering a domain with a hyphen in place.

Will the market expand - NO is the short answer. really clever stuff will keep its place and that's all. Lot of money being wasted by mostly youngsters and inexperienced in domains (guessing age) I'm sorry to conclude.

Any one buying for their own personal use, personal names etc, I can see the appeal there. But not for reselling. At best, some good return for popular first names and they may increase

 

[PB Domains]

Not sure if these are domain hacks -

NewsG.PT
VisualG.PT